Toy



J. BLOCK 'May 2, 1933.

TOY

Filed March 51, 1932 INVENTCIR RTTEIRNEY Patented May 2, 1933 UNETEDS'TA-TES FATE r. err ca- JOSEPH BLOCK, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA,nssrenor. or SIXTY own.

HUNDREDTHS TO M. GAYDOSH, OF- WHEELING, WEST- VIRGINIA TOY Applicationfiled March 31, 1932. Serial No. 602,196.

This invention relates broadly to toys, and more particularly to a toyof simple and inexpensive construction whereby the various actions andmovements of two boxers, or

tion and arrangement of parts shown in theaccompanying drawing, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention, a portion of thecasing being broken away; and- Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same,a portion of the casing also being broken away to illustrate theoperating mechanism.

Referring to said drawing, reference numeral 1 designates a casing ofsubstantially rectangular form and preferably made from sheet metal.

A shaft 2 is suitably journaled in a side wall of said casing 1 and hasits opposite end journaled in a bearing surface located adjacent theupper end of an upright standard 3 which has its lower end portionpermanently attached to the bottom or floor of the interior of thecasing 1, said shaft 2 extending outwardly from the side wall of thecasing and having a handle member 4 attached to said protruding end ofthe shaft exteriorly of the casing.

The shaft 2 carries intermediate its ends a gear 5, the teeth of whichmesh with the teeth'of a pinion 6 carried by a shaft 7, said shaft 7beingjournaled in and supported by upright standards 8, the latter beingsuitably supported on the floor of the casing 1, as shown.

Said shaft 7 carries on an end thereof a crank arm or eccentric disk 9having a wrist pin 10 to which is attached the lower end of a connectingrod 11, the upper end of said connecting rod being pivotally attached,as shown at 12, to a platform 13.

form and made from a flat piece of sheet -metal, is pivotally supported,as shown at 14, at opposite sides of the casing 1, the plat-.

form adjacent the pivotal connections being elevated slightly above thetop level of the casing.

Resiliently mounted, as by means of coil springs 15, above the level ofthe surface of the platform 13 at appropriate positions are images 16,in this case representing boxersor prize-fighters, the limbs 17 of eachof said images being loosely attached to the body members thereof andbeing. adapted to have free and unobstructed movements with respect tothe body members.

Lugs 18 extend outwardly from the casing 1 at each of the right anglecorners thereof and support posts 19, each of the latter being connectedby twine or thin wire 20, thus simulating the usual form of ring.

A top 21-is provided to enclose the open upper end of the casing 1.

As Will be readily understood, manual turnmg of the handle 4, throughthe intermediate gearing described, causes a rapid reciprocating orrocking movement to be imparted to the platform 13, as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 1, and the resiliently supported images 16 are tossed backand forth violently resulting in the loosely carried limbs 17 be ingjerked and thrown about in a reckless manner, thus in miniature effectrealistically simulating two boXers being engaged in violent combat.

It will be understood that minor changes in shape, size andre-arrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimedmay be resorted to in actual practice if desired. For instance, theimages may be made to simulate other characters than those shown in thedrawing and herein described.

What is claimed is In a device of the character described, a casing, arectangular platform pivoted transversely to said casing intermediatethe ends of the platform, a plurality of connected posts encircling saidplatform to resemble a prize'ring, jointed images supported in face toface relation above said platform by The platform 13, preferably ofrectangular means of coil springs which have their lower ends attachedto said platform, means including a crank-operated connecting rod housedWithin said casing for effecting rocking'movement of said platform aboutits transverse axis, such rocking movement of the platform alternatelythrusting the thereby-carried images toward and away from each other ontheir spring supports in imitation of two persons engaged in physicalcombat.

Tn testimony whereof, I affix my signature JOSEPH BLOCK.

